Image Capturing Device Unique Designation Element Linking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image capturing devices, such as digital cameras, do not allow for the permanent linking of a selected image region in a captured image with a subsequent image, leading to difficulties in assigning a detail view to the corresponding region in the overview image.
Innovation Solution
An image capturing device with a data processing module that includes a marking unit to uniquely identify image positions, allowing the assignment of a designation element to both the captured image and subsequent images captured within the designated region, enabling reliable linking through image data and metadata storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If optical marking is used to select a region in a captured image, then the selected region can be focused on in subsequent images, but the marking is discarded after triggering and cannot be assigned to subsequently captured images
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by assigning a unique designation element to the selected region in the overview image before capturing the detail image. This designation element is stored in association with the overview image data, enabling subsequent retrieval and linking when the detail image is captured within that region, thus preventing information loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism - the unique designation element (such as a code or identifier) - that acts as a mediator between the overview image and subsequent detail images. This designation element is stored in the memory unit and used to link the selected region with subsequently captured images, ensuring reliable association without direct optical marking persistence.
2Ease of operation
If a rectangle is displayed to enclose the selected region for optical marking, then the region can be visually identified, but the marking cannot be permanently stored and linked with further images
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by storing the unique designation element in association with the overview image data in the memory unit before the detail image is captured. This preliminary storage ensures that when the detail image is subsequently captured within the marked region, the system can retrieve the designation element and reliably link the two images, maintaining both ease of selection and linkage reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copying by storing the unique designation element (a digital representation) in the memory unit in association with the overview image data. This digital copy of the designation information persists beyond the visual marking and enables reliable linking with subsequent images without requiring the original optical marking to remain visible.
3Ease of operation
If the marking unit displays marking elements on the display device, then image positions can be designated, but without unique identification, subsequent images cannot be reliably assigned to the designated region
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by assigning and storing a unique designation element in the memory unit in association with the overview image data at the time of marking. This preliminary assignment of unique identification prevents information loss, as the designation element serves as a persistent identifier that enables reliable linking of subsequent detail images to the originally designated region.
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AI summary
An image capturing device includes an optical module configured to capture an image, at least one sensor module configured to generate image signals for the captured image, and a data processing module configured to generate image data for the captured image on the basis of the generated image signals. The image capturing device further includes a display device configured to display the captured image on the basis of the generated image data and an assigned memory unit configured to store the generated image data. The data processing module has a marking unit configured to optically mark at least one image position in the displayed image on the display device and to produce on the display device a display of at least one designating element to allow a designation of the at least one image position. The designating element is configured to allow a clear identification of the image position designated.